Nurse Elizabeth

Nurse Elizabeth specializes in hospital,telemetry,geriatrics,agency.

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1. InstantCert Academy

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in General Students

   Thank you Cap Nurse for the quick reply! I appreciate you!

2. InstantCert Academy

   Nurse Elizabeth posted a topic in General Students

   Hi there, I would appreciate your opinion on the following...Anyone have experience with them? Good or bad? Is it worth the 20$ a month?? I am currently studying for my Growth and Develop CLEP exam and am looking for anything else besides study guide...

3. Positive thoughts for Lunah as she starts her BSN program

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Learning

   Yes Good Luck to you Mrs.Lunah! You will do great! You have definetly been an inspiration and a helping hand to me............bless you!

4. Excelsior Practice Exams

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Online Learning

   Hi there! I have not taken any Excelsior exams yet myself .I am currently studying for my first Clep exam.When I first joined here I asked a similar question and the excelsior practice exams everyone said were definetly worth the $$.Many here have ta...

5. What Are you thankful for this Easter?

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

   I am thankful for my family,my job,my pets,a safe secure home,a running vehicle,being able to homeschool my dd and for my health and my daughters this past yr.Also this board,I havent been a member long but I love it here and so many have helped me s...

6. Happy Easter!

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to Teebee5's topic in General Nursing

   Happy Easter to you too! :) To everyone,have a blessed day! HE HAS RISEN!:heartbeat

7. would like your opinion...

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to spunky1281's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the others.I was a CNA before becoming a nurse and am well aware of our workload.I think I would of done the same thing as you.I mean you did notify the nurse that the pt was vomiting,its not like you left and didnt inform anyone.When yo...

8. Extreme frustration

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to nurseeB's topic in Agency

   This is true.The agency I work for I am also the oncall nurse and do the staffing ect.By going on staff at this facility you are taking away work from the agency,they dont like this.Since going on staff at a place you have been contracted at is disco...

9. pregnancy and the agency

   Nurse Elizabeth replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Agency

   Hmmmm I dont understand why the other nurse felt it was her job to tell the agency your buissness?? I could see if you were having a hard time or whatever her saying something to act as an advocate for the pt but it is not her place to open her mouth...

10. I'm new to agency. Any advice???

    Nurse Elizabeth replied to ksims2008's topic in Agency

    Hi there! Please do not worry.I have been an agency nurse for the past 5 yrs,before that I worked in a hospital and nursing home.When I did my first agency case it was a bit rough.I had no orientation and noone to guide me,but I was ok.You will be ok...

11. Should I buy an NCLEX-RN practice book?

    Nurse Elizabeth replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN-RN

    Hi there:wink2: I am in the same boat as you,just starting out.I dont think it could hurt getting a book early and just glancing through.I got a few different manuals by different publishers at my library.So far Saunders and Mosby were most appealing...

12. Taking Clep exams...........

    Nurse Elizabeth posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I wanted to ask some of the more experienced gals and guys what they would reccomend for studying for CLEP exams.I will be taking the Human Growth and Development CLEP in the near future.What do you all reccomend to help me study and hopefull...

13. To enroll now or later in Excelsior???

    Nurse Elizabeth replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in Online Learning

    Lisa, Thank you so much for your help!! I spoke with Excelsior a little while ago.A gentlemen there was so great to talk with.He spent an hr on the phone with me explaining everything ,including CLEP exams which you mentioned.He explained all my opti...

14. Question on enrolling in Excelsior now or later??

    Nurse Elizabeth replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I am currently a LPN.So which classes do I need to take now before enrolling?? I suppose I can ask Excelsior but you guys are much quicker I am going for my Associates/RN Im trying to see how many tests all together I need to take so I know how ...

15. To enroll now or later in Excelsior???

    Nurse Elizabeth replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in Online Learning

    Yes I am currently a LPN.So which classes do I need to take now before enrolling?? Guess you could say Im clueless. I suppose I can ask Excelsior but you guys are much quicker I am going for my Associates/RN Im trying to see how many tests all toget...